6.7 km away
Mera and Island Peak Day 14 - Island Peak
The last big day of the trip, and it's a good one!
Difficult Alpine Climbing
- Distance
- 11 km
- Ascent
- 691 m
- Descent
- 1.4 km
Camp Three to the Summit of Lhotse
The final push from Camp Three, up the daunting face of Lhotse and the Couloir, to the summit at 8,516 meters (27,940 feet).
Alpine Climbing Extreme
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
- 1.1 km
- Descent
- 0 m
- Low Point
- 7.2 km
- High Point
- 8.4 km
- Gradient
- 38˚
This is a popular alpine climbing route which is generally considered to be extreme. It's an unknown remoteness, it features unknown exposure and is typically done in an unknown time of year. From a low point of 7.2 km to the maximum altitude of 8.4 km, the route covers 1.6 km, 1127 vertical metres of ascent and 0 vertical metres of descent.
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Description
From Camp Three they made their successful summit push to the top of Lhotse.
Heading up the Lhotse Face it switches into the Couloir and the snow condition changes to breakable crusts making it really hard ascending.
Difficulty
Extreme
Long, committing and complex routes with difficult and sustained climbing on rock/ice and challenging route finding throughout. TD upwards.
Similar routes nearby
7.7 km away
Everest South Col Route
The original route up Everest established by Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953
Extreme Alpine Climbing
- Distance
- 13 km
- Ascent
- 3.4 km
- Descent
- 30 m
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Guidebooks in this area
15 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
Mera and Island Peaks - Into the Heart of the Khumbu
8 routes · Alpine Climbing · Freeride Skiing · Hiking
Conquering the 4th Highest Peak in the World
18 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
The Ultimate Mountaineering Challenge : Climb The Big 10
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